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[[Image:Flanders JE145-1893.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1893]]

This specimen was lot 1893 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €130 (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''[[Netherlands, Spanish|VLAANDEREN, Graafschap]], Philips IV (1621-1665), AR halve dukaton, 1633, Brugge. Eerste type. Vz/ Bb. r., met brede kraag. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild gehouden door twee leeuwen. Onderaan het juweel van het Gulden Vlies. Zeer zeldzaam Kleine defekten in de muntplaat. Mooie patina. Fraai à Zeer Fraai.'' (county of Flanders, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver half ducaton of 1633, Bruges mint, first type. Obverse: bust right wearing ruffed collar; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Very rare, planchet defect, Fine - Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This rare type was struck 1632-33, 1636.

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 16.24 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen 16,13 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 45, G.H. 328-6a; Delm-281; V.H. 641.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, ''Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713,'' Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 145,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020. 

''Link to:''
* [[Flanders 1632 1/4 patagon|1632 quarter patagon]]
* [[Flanders 1633 1/2 patagon|1633 ''halve patagon'']]
* [[Flanders 1633 patagon Dav-4464|1633 patagon]]
* [[Brabant 1634(h) 1/2 ducaton|1634 ''demi-ducaton'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1634(a) 1/2 ducaton|1634 ''demi-ducaton'', Brussels mint]]
* [[Flanders 1634 ducaton Dav-4446|1634 ducaton]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1633]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands, Spanish|Spanish Netherlands]]

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